The Dragon's Path (Dagger & the Coin 1)
The dragons are gone, the powerful magics that broke the world diluted to little more than parlour tricks, but the kingdoms of men remain and the great game of thrones goes on. Lords deploy armies and merchant caravans as their weapons, manoeuvring for wealth and influence. But a darker power is...
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The dragons are gone, the powerful magics that broke the world diluted to little more than parlour tricks, but the kingdoms of men remain and the great game of thrones goes on. Lords deploy armies and merchant caravans as their weapons, manoeuvring for wealth and influence. But a darker power is rising - an unlikely leader with an ancient ally threatens to unleash again the madness that destroyed the world once already. Only one man knows the truth and, from the shadows, must champion humanity. The world's fate stands on the edge of a Dagger, its future on the toss of a Coin . . .
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B004SBMJSI
Publish date: April 21st 2011
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 593
Edition language: English
Series: The Dagger and the Coin (#1)
I’ve been looking forward to reading this series ever since I learned it was being published, because I really enjoyed the author’s Long Price Quartet which begins with A Shadow in Summer. Although this book seemed pretty different in style and tone from his previous series, I still really enjoyed ...
An epic fantasy series written in the 'chapter per point of view' style we see often these days. The plot follows the exploits of people either from the empire of Antea, or those affected by it. Concerning the setting; this is your standard fare for the most part, although its not a 'feudal europe...
This is Book 1 of The Dagger and The Coin series and as such is really not much more than setting up the characters and world of for what promises to be the real meat of the series. Luckily, the adventures that take place and serve to introduce us to the various important folks have enough to them ...
4.5 probably, but I feel I have to round down instead of up.
A very good book, despite some general slowness in the plot department. Actually, the vast majority of this book felt like setup for the next one, which may turn a lot of people off. For myself, the characters were interesting enough that I wanted to keep reading about them even when it didn't see...
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